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    The Last of Remastered: Preorder + DLC?

    So I have TLOU Remasted preordered from Gamestop, which entitles me to a few extras upon release. They are not doing a midnight release, so I'd like to pick the game up at Walmart tonight, then return my copy from Gamestop to Walmart tomorrow. I'm wondering how Gamestop preorder items work (I...
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    Price Mistake? Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H MoBo (Backordered) @ 66.83 Amazon

    I know there's a very good chance that my orders will not be fulfilled, but there was a discussion on HardForum about some sellers who were not fulfilled by Amazon selling this board. (This is the thread: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1775584 ) While perusing around, I found an actual...
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    MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card - $189.99 AR @ TD

    Credit to a2chris at SD. At this price point, it is getting harder and harder to not justify upgrading from my 1GB 5850. Must. Resist. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...Ch0qRiuOBRQpFQ Rebate: http://static.highspeedbackbone.net/rebates/MSI-12914.PDF
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    The **Official** SW: TOR Anandtech Guild (Roll Call, Allegiance, Class Etc)

    Mumble Server is up!!! 50 Slots!! Hide your kids, hide your wife. Sodalitatem.Mumble.com Port: 4231 50 Slots!!! Well guys, it's official! After a week+ of discussion, the guild(s) will be coming alive over the next week or so. There's a lot to cover, so I'll get right to it. Server...
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    Star Wars: TOR Guild Interest #2 (w/ a Poll for Server Location & Server Type)

    **THREAD CONTINUED HERE http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2212462 ** So, roughly one week from now, those of us with The Old Republic pre orders will venture into the world in all its glory. But what fun is it to explore a world by yourself? I don't know about you all, but very...
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    ** Official Origin ID Thread **

    Battlelog is great, but it'd be nice to be able to message everyone in game without having to alt-tab. Hopefully others will see the use of this thread. Feel free to add me on Origin, as I've added most of you from the platoon. Let's try and keep the format uniform when posting your id to...
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    Pretty Set on a 5.0 Mustang (2K11)

    So, as soon as I get a renter in my house in Texas, I plan on ordering a black base GT with Brembo Brake Package and 3.73's. With Ford X pricing, plus trade-in and down payment, I'm looking at financing about $20K @ 2.9% for 60 months through Ford Financing. Hope to install one of these...
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    Started Powerlifting Last Week

    I've told myself for years that I'm tired of being a string bean, so I decided to finally do something about it. I had planned on doing this for a while, but I've moved 4 times in the last 2 1/2 years (Auto Industry career). Now that I'm finally settled into a more permanent location, I've...
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    Untitled poetry I feel like sharing

    Probably going to regret sharing this in a public venue, but I felt like letting others read. Feel free to leave your thoughts, whatever they may be. “It didn’t have to end this way”, he said. Standing there, alone, in the pouring rain The curtain’s close, the drapery falls, There’s...
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    Anyone live in STL/ Suburbs?

    I'm being offered a full-time job in the STL area. I currently live in Dallas, and my wife and I love it here. She's latin and loves the nightlife and the fact that we can buy her food (Colombian) with ease. I'm going up there on contract over the next few months to see what it's like. Leave...
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    ** Official Star Craft 2 Multiplayer Thread **

    So as to avoid all the clutter of the other thread (single player spoiler posts, game impressions, etc), I feel we should have a thread dedicated to discussion as it relates to player vs player combat. I'm pulling the SC 2 id's out of the other thread. *** AT SC2 Handles...
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    Help Me Choose an ISP in a rural area.

    I am buying a house in Lavon, TX next month and am looking for internet options. I've hit the major sites (broadband offers, etc) and can't find a large internet company that has made it's way out to the area. I use sprint for phone service, and their mobile broadband is out there and I can...
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    Buying First Home... Homeowner's Insurance Recommendations

    I'm buying my first home (in the DFW area if it's pertinent info) and wondered who you all recommend for homeowners insurance. I'll be insuring my cars/motorcycle through them as well. I don't necessarily want the cheapest coverage, but I want a company that will not jerk me around should the...
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    Used Car - Reported as a Lemon - Stay Away?

    So as title states, I ran a carfax on a car I'm interested in and it was reported as a lemon by the CA DMV @ roughly 13,000 miles. The car now has ~33,000 miles. The previous owner had the vehicle for almost 3 years, and there are no reported issues other than the original manufacture buyback...
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    Anyone owned a Viper?

    Not a whole lot to say, just looking for people's experiences, if any, with the particular product.
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    Help Me Design my HT Setup

    Greeting all, Just moved to an apartment in TX, and I wasn't really planning on getting a HT system until I moved to a house, but since my neighbors below are younger, and blast music, they probably won't mind a 5.1 setup firing back at them. I have really taken a liking to the Jamo...
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    Moving to Dallas!

    Headed to GM Arlington in the next few weeks to work in Logistics. I'm gonna be in an extended stay hotel for a bit, but plan to purchase a home in about 6 months or so. What are the areas to avoid? I"m told the nicer areas are Keller, Mansfield, and Grapevine. Any other areas of choice...
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    Replacing My Totaled Car From T-Bone

    Rather than HiJack my own thread, I decided to start a new thread. Insurance is cutting me a check for the vehicle (~3800) so I'm looking to spend less than that. I found this vehicle, does it sound too good to be true? http://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/1287554359.html I just need...
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    NFL 2K5 Roster Update On Xbox 360

    I'm trying to sift through all the crap on the internet. I got the game for a whopping 81 cents and would like to play with a current roster. I'm computer savvy but never messed around with my console, i.e. modding, or opening the case. Anyone care to enlighten me on the easiest way to...
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    I was T-Boned Today *Updated*

    I had all this typed up and somehow closed it out, so I'll retype as best I can. I was stopped at a light that turned green. As it turned green I slowly accelerated out only to be T-boned by an elderly woman in a jeep cherokee at ~40 mph. The light had been green for me about 4 seconds or...
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    Motorcyclists - How big a factor is color to you?

    That is my dilemma right now.
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    2007 Kawasakik ZX6

    Lime Green, Black Wheels. A great machine, made even better after the jumper mod. Any other sport bike riders out there? Trying to justify the upgrade to my lady :)
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    Piggy Backing XBOX Live Over my HTPC

    I have a netgear wireless card in my HTPC connected to my home network. Is there anything I can that would allow me to connect my XBOX via Cat5 to the PC and use its internet access to get my 360 online?
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    *BREAKING NEWS* 11-08-08 McCain wins election by one vote!!!

    A little change of pace on the election front. Maybe not P&N worthy, but with it in election overload, maybe something to giggle at will be a nice change of pace. Link
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    1993 300 ZX

    I was quoted today for a rotor replacement and pad replacement (Brembo Cross Drilled and Slotted). One of my rotors is cracked. Front rotors - 101.98/each Rear Rotors - 93.98/each Pads Front - 87.30/pair Pads Rear - 79.47/pair Labor - 307.50 Tax - 83.99 ~900.00 total Does this...
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    Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Losing Signal Strength/Disconnecting

    I bought a 360 around April and had no issues with at all until recently with my controller. I've eliminated the batteries as the culprit. In some games, such as Madden, in between plays, the 4 indicator icons on the controller will go around in a circle, but I won't lose the connection. Now...
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    Yes we can!

    A wave, nay an ocean of change is coming, captivating those that take the time to listen. Yes we can. Yes we can From the link: The Yes We Can Song by will.i.am I was sitting in my recording studio watching the debates... Torn between the candidates I was never really big on...
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    4 Pin vs 8 Pin 12V Connector

    I want to make sure that it's ok to plug a 4 pin 12v connector into an 8 Pin 12v female on my mobo. As you may have seen in my mobo on fire post, I tested my mobo and it blew up on me and I want to eliminate any variables other than my own error in testing it w/o a CPU. So I have Thermaltake...
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    MSI P35 Neo2-FR Caught Fire!

    :frown: Got my mobo today. I don't have all the parts yet (no cpu, or video card), and knowing what little timeframe I had for mobo returns, I decided to make sure it wasn't DOA. So I setup my CM690, and connected my Thermaltake 500W Power Supply and plugged in a stick of Crucial...
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    MSI P35 Neo2-FR $90AR + 7.50 S/H @ ClubIT

    I just posted this @ SD, thought I'd spread the love BoardBoard Rebate Review Great O/Cing board and I will be adding an E8400 to round out my build when they become available.
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    FEMA Up to no good again.

    WASHINGTON ? The White House scolded the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday for staging a phony news conference about assistance to victims of wildfires in southern California. The agency ? much maligned for its sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina over two years ago ? arranged...
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    Making Calls from USA to Romania

    I'm curious if anyone knows of any great specific services to call to Romania... the cheapest I have found thus far is about 10cents/minute to a cell phone, which is what I'd be calling. Just curious if anyone knows of another option. Thanks
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    Perforated Bowel? Pssh... It's only a flesh wound.

    Saw this story on Telemundo tonight. Absolutely heartbreaking. LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A woman who lay bleeding on the emergency room floor of a troubled inner-city hospital died after 911 dispatchers refused to contact paramedics or an ambulance to take her to another facility...
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    "Sex Offender" to be released from GA Prison

    A judge on Monday voided a 10-year sentence for a man accused of having consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was 17. He instead gave Genarlow Wilson a 12-month misdemeanor sentence with credit for time already served. The state is likely to appeal the ruling. Wilson's...
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    Panel: Try diplomacy in Iraq, then Leave

    LINK WASHINGTON - The United States faces a "grave and deteriorating" situation after nearly four years of war in Iraq, a high-level commission warned bluntly on Wednesday, prodding President Bush to launch a diplomatic offensive to stabilize the country and allow withdrawal of most combat...
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    Insomnia

    I don't know what's happened to me since thanksgiving, but I have not been able to sleep. I don't know if it's due to stress (finals and going to South America in about 4 weeks) or what, but all I can do is toss and turn at night. I don't know if I've gotten my internal clock off base and a...
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    Judge Rejects Request for NSA Documents

    My girlfriend is living abroad in Colombia. I wonder if the NSA is having a field day with my conversations, under the impression I'm dealing with the FARC or ELN. WASHINGTON Nov 20, 2006 (AP)? The National Security Agency is not required to release details about its secret wiretapping...
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    Corker/Ford Race 10-26-06 Possible Use of Tom Tom drums in Corker's latest Radio Add

    I saw this over the weekend while I was watching football and I was outraged. Apparently even Bob Corker thinks the ad should be pulled. Do you think the commercial went too far? http://youtube.com/watch?v=kkiz1_d1GsA I'm disgusted. And I'll be exercising my right to vote for Harold...
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    Did I step over the line with this email to my professor?

    Today, I started my 6 Hour Spanish Class , first day of university, and I really felt like my teacher was out of line. He asked us to use 5 words to describe Hispanics in class. Now, this being a spanish for law enforcemnt (I'm only taking because it combines 2 semesteres of Spanish into 1), I...